Olivia Attwood has been one of the more controversial Love Island contestants this series, alternately facing criticism for her treatment of boyfriend Chris Hughes and an outpouring of public love for her ballsy ways.

She's come under fire for her cruel comments to Chris, especially on last night's show after he got emotional over the fake baby they were meant to be looking after.

But her fans still have her back - as proved by the retro snap her management team shared on Liv's Instagram this week.

The throwback picture shows a teenage Liv frowning in concentration as she runs a cross-country race, looking a far cry from her glamorous current image.

Liv as a sporty young teen (Image: Twitter)

The blonde star looks totally different now (Image: ITV Picture Desk)

She sports her natural dark blond hair colour and wears no makeup as she sprints for the finish line, looking every inch the determined athlete.

Fast forward more than a decade later, and Olivia now has (what's widely suspected to be) surgically enhanced boobs, multiple lip fillers and long blonde extensions to make her look camera-ready at all times.

While the teenage picture is a cute look back at how Olivia used to be, many of her fans have poured scorn on the person running her Instagram account for the 'unflattering' snap.

Liv's fans have stood up for her (Image: ITV Picture Desk)

"You'd be fuming at your family for putting this up," one pointed out.

"Mannnn Liv is going to do hate this photo being put up," joked another.

A third posted: "Can sum1 explain to me what the hell this picture is."

But others jumped on the commentators, telling them that their remarks could put off other youngsters from doing sports.

It emerged that Liv was asked by producers to audition for the show (Image: ITV Picture Desk)

"Some of the above comments show why so many teenage girls give up sport - shame on you!!" one angry fan told the detractors.

It comes after it emerged that Liv was one of the Islanders approached by the producers before the show started and encouraged to audition.